Datahut Streamlines Hiring Operations with Freshteam

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Data-as-a-Service
Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Time Sensitive Networking
Visual Quality Detection

Services

System Integration
Testing & Certification

The Challenge

Datahut, a data extraction company, faced several challenges in their hiring process. The first challenge was filtering and shortlisting quality candidates from a vast pool of applicants, which was a cumbersome task for the HR department. Each job posting attracted close to 300 applicants, making the process of shortlisting and scheduling interviews a daunting task. The second challenge was managing the hiring process on spreadsheets. Moving candidates across various stages of the interview process, sending custom emails to select and reject candidates, and navigating through multiple excel sheets led to chaos and inefficiency. The third challenge was manually posting jobs to job boards. This process was time-consuming and inefficient, and they needed a solution that would streamline their process and optimize their hiring.

About The Customer

Datahut is a data extraction company that was started in 2015 with a mission to democratize data. They provide web scraping and crawling services for businesses ranging from small startups to Fortune 100 companies. As a cloud-based data-as-a-service platform, they provide structured data feeds to help companies build apps, conduct analysis, and experiment with fresh ideas. They usually hire fresh graduates, and each job posting attracts close to 300 applicants. They plan to reach 250 employees by 2025 as they continue their mission of democratizing internet data.

The Solution

Datahut chose Freshteam to streamline their hiring process due to its user experience, intuitiveness, and integration with job boards. Freshteam's integration with several job boards such as Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, etc., allowed Datahut to post jobs on all these platforms at once, saving time and effort. Freshteam's canned responses feature allowed Datahut to communicate with candidates efficiently without compromising personalization. They could create standardized pre-formatted emails and send them to selected/rejected candidates, communicate interview schedules, etc., thus saving a lot of time. Freshteam's inbuilt and customizable reports provided crucial insights regarding the hiring process. Fair pricing and splendid customer support were other factors that made Datahut choose Freshteam.

Operational Impact

Freshteam transformed every aspect of the hiring process for Datahut. Sourcing candidates through various job portals became easier and more efficient. Timely and effective communication with candidates became possible, and the hiring managers and panel members were able to give structured and unbiased feedback through interview scorecards. The insights gained through various reports helped them optimize their hiring operations. Looking ahead, Freshteam will be a vital tool in their arsenal as they look to hire quality talent and good people to help them achieve their mission.

Quantitative Benefit